Vending-machine.



W. H. LARAWAY.

YBBDING MAGHINB. unieuro! rms ma. 2s. nos.

Wl?! invento PATENTBD SEPT. 18, 1906.

2 IHREN-SHEET 1.

UNITED STATES V*Pr-TENT OFFICE.

EAIULIS, .\llNNES()'l`.-\. ASSIGNOR OF NFORI). )F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Lettera Patent.

Patented sept. 1s, 190e.

ippuaaw ma iugm as, 1905. seria No. 276.107.

To all trimm, if nur!! concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIA Il. lamaw'a'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minnen lis, in the county of Ilennepin and State o Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Vending-Machine, of ing is a specification.

This invention relates to coin-controlled vending-machines, and has for materially simplify the mechan machines and particularly for successively vials containing like.

A further object of the invention is to ene convenient access to the compartments the vending-machine for filling the same with the bottles or packages and at the same time to have the compart ments closed against abl of unauthorized access thereto.

With these and other objects in view the ination hereinshown in the accmnpanying drawings, aml particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made of the claims without. despirit or sacrificing any of present invention consists in the com] and arrangement of parts, as will be after more fully described,

within the sco parting from t le the advantages of t e invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a vending-nnwhine em` ying the features of the present invention, the front of the case being broken away to show the interior. mechanism thereof. F 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. F 3 is a detail longitudinal L'sectional view showing the coin-cont rolled a anism. Fig. 4 is a the line 4 4 of F ig. 2. on the line 5 5 of Fig.

detail sectional view on Fig. 5 is a similar view Like characters of reference designate corparts in each and every tigure of responding the drawinvs.

For the housing of the operating parts of the present device there is a suitable upright case l, preferably of n rectangular form,l having a laterally-enlarved base portion 2-pro )ecting in front of t e upper portion of the case to form a" stable support therefor. Within the base portion there is a transverse partition 3, divit ing the base into front and 'hich the followits object to ism of such adapt the same discharging small bottles or any preferred connnodityfor instance, cologne, toilet-water, and the ctuat ing mechrear compartments 4 and 5, the upper tion of the compartment 4 being close( be the walls 6, while its lower portion is open to give access thereto for removing the bottles or other packages when discharged from the upper port ion of the case ment. 4. In rear of the partition 3 there is a money box or drawer 7, which is removably through an opening in one of the sides of the case and is provided with a suitable key-controlled lock S. The upper front of the case is closed by a removable glass front 9, the lower em frame of which tits in a notch or seat 11, formed in the top edge of each of the prowhile the upper end bar of the glass frame is provided with a suitable key-controlled lock l2, whereby unauthorized removal of the glass frame is prevented.

The vending a the upper portion of the case and is carried by means of a frame made up of a back 13, an upper end bar 14 secured thereto, and a longitudinal series of partitions l5, secured to the front side of the back and series of upright -ompartments ing the artic-Tes to be vended. lower cross-bais 16 are face of the back I3 and project beyond the same, so as to abut. the sides of t-he shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, to edgewise loosenessol' the frame. T xe projected ends of the cross-bars I6 rest in upper and lower seats or brackets IT, secured to the front. edges of upright bars l tened to the sides of the case. At the lower edge. of the back 13 are cleats` 19, which project below the lower edge of the back and lir.`

against the rear side of thc partition 3. so as to prevent forward frame. The lower cross-bar 20 connects the lower ends of the sides of the fra-me and is spaced in front of the back.

At a suitable distance below the. bottom ol' each upright comparti is a cross bar or plate 2l, which is spaced from the back of the compartment, and a bottom member 22 is hinged, as at 23, to the lower edge of the bar 21 and is normally held for cont-ain- Upper and secured to the rear )revent support a stack 24 of stance, as small botinto the compart- 6o portion of the l bar l0 of the jected base portions of the sides of the case, 7o

pparatus is contained within producing a 8o case, as

S, suitably fas- 9o displacement of the nent ol' the frame there. loo

with its free edge against the back of the i I jacent edge of the frame, as at 30.

For the purpose of holding the stacks of bottles or other packages in the respective compartments or chutes there is a guard made u i of spaced slats or bars 25, extending loiigituilinally across the fronts of the conim'rtiiients and connected at their upper ends by a cross-bar 26, which is connected to the top 14 of the frame b one or more hinges 26, there being an intermediate cross-bar 27 connecting the slats about midway of their lengths. The cross-bar 27 is projected at each end beyond the slats and provided upon :ach of its extremities with a headed pin or projection 2S, with which removably engages a hook or catch 2t), pivoted to the ad- Normally this guard is held in its closed position bv the catches 29, so as to prevent the stacks of bott-lcs from falling out through the open fronts of the compartments, and it is of course possible to open the guard upon its hinges 26 to refill the compartments. A leafspring 3l has one end front of the lower end with its free end portion projected downwardly below the adjacent cross-bar 2l and then bent rearwardly to form a coil 32, bearing against the under side of the hin ed bottom .member 22, so as to ieldably iiold the latter pressed against the ack of the frame, as best shown in Fi rs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, whereby each stac of bottles or packages is supported within its compartment. It will of course be understood that the spring is ca pable of yielding under pressure upon the member 22, so as to saving the latter downwardl y and outwardly to open the bottom of the compartment or chute whenever it is desired to permit the discharge of one of the bottles.

The coin-controlled mechanism for discharging tlie bottles consists of an upright slide 33, one for each of the chutes or cempartments, working in a groove or guideway 34 in the front edge of one of the )artitions l5. This slide is yieldably hung iy means of a helical spring 35, which is connected at its upper eiid to the adjacent partition and luis its lower end suitably connected to the top of thc slide. A guardlate 35 is secured across the u )per portion o the guideway 34, so as to hold the slide therein, and the lower portion of the slide is provided with a loiigitiidiiial'slot 36, receiving a guide-pin 37, extending transversely throii h the guideway. For convenience in depressing the slide there is a substantially horizontal lateral offset bar 38, carried bv the lower portion of the slide and provided u on its outer end with a finger- )ieee 39. his bar works through a vertical slot 40 iii the lower end bar l0 ofthe removable front of the case, said slot being in the nature of a bifurcation intersecting the bottom of the frame to permit upward removal thereof from the case without interportion secured to the of each guardslat 25,

diameter of a cciit ference on the part. of the several bars 3S. The lower end portion of the giiideway 34 is laterally eiiiargcd, as ai 4l, to forni a coinchiite having the outer edges of its walls in engagement with the lower portion of thc glass-covered frame 9, tbc latter being provided with a slot 42, registering with the open front of the coin-chute Il for the introduction of a coin thereto. 'llie lower front portion ofthe coin-cliute 4l is provided with a coin-detlector 43, which is inclined downwardly and rearwardly from the front of the chute, so as to deflect or direct a coin to the back of the chute, the bottom of the chute being open throughout its rear for the discharge. of the coin and thc back of the frame being provided at its lower end with thc upper and lower slots 44 and 45. The bottom of the coin-chiite 4l is normally closed by the member 22, so that when a coin (designated 46 in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings) is dropped into the chiite it is supported bv the member 22 and the back of the chute, t ie o ening 44 bcing shorter in length than the iameter of a predetermined coin-say. for instance, a nickel-wherefore the coin cannot be discharged outwardly through the opening 44. However, the opening 44 is longer than the in order that a cent may roll out through the opening 44, thereby to prevent actuation of t ie device by a coin of smaller denomination than that which is designed to operate the coin-controlled mechamsm.

To actiiate the device, a coin is dro ped into one of the coin-slots in the front oi) the case and rolls down to the position indicated at 46 in Fig. 3 of the drawings, whereupon the corresponding fneer-piece 39 is depressed until the lower end ofthe slide 33 comes into contact with the top of the coin 46, the latter then forming a pus connection between the slide and the element 22, so that further depression of the finger-piece swin s the element. 22 downwardly and oiitwar ly, as indicated in dotted lines, thereby permitting of the lowermost bottle or mckage dropping into the compartment 4, wliere it ma be obtained through the open front of tli'c coinpartineiit. 'llhe depression of the element 22 of course permits of the depression of tho coin until the latter registers with the slot whereupon it passes rearward] through said slot into the money box or t rawer 7, after which the element 22 will be returned to its normal position by the spring 3.1 when the slide 33 is retracted b v the spring 35. The downward movement of the slide or plunger 33 is limited by the upper end of the slot 36 coming into engagement. with the pin 37, therebyr to prevent the slide from being piishei down too far and interfering with the closing of the bottoni iiieiiibei 22, which is common to the coin-chute and the adjacent article-eoiitiiiiiiiig chiite.

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To permit only one package at a time dropping out of the compartment or chute the upper side ofthe element 22 is provided with a pair of fingers 47, which are set at a suitable angle to t e member 22, so as to pass in between the lowermost article and the next above article when the member 22 is depressed, whereby said fingers support all but the lowermost article during manipulation-of the coin-controlled mechanism, and thus only one article at a time is delivered by a single o eration of the coin-controlled means. When he finger-piece 39 is released. the apri 35 of course elevatcs the slide 33 into its original osition, while the element 22 is automatica y returned to its normal position bythe spring 31 imiiiedictely upon the esclape of the coin from the member 22 rearwa ly through the slot 45, whereb the fingers 47 are wiped u wardly past t e lowermost of the stack of ottles in order that the lowermost bottle may rest directly upon the member 22 in position to be dischar ed upon the next successive operation of t e coincontrolled mechanism.

From the fore oing description it will be understood that t e apparatus of the present invention is exceeding simple and at the saine time effective fort e purpose designed. The article .containing frame is mounted within the case in such a manner as to permit removal thereof for repairs in the article-delivering and coin-controlled mechanisms, and the article containing com artments or chutes may be readily rcfille without removing tlie frame from the case.

Havin fully described the invention, what is claim is- 1. In a vending-machine, the combination of an article-containing chute, a coin-chute, a movable bottom common. to the-chiites, a plunger working in the coin-chute and provided with a slot, and a limiting projection received in the slot to limit the movement of the lunger with respect to the diameter of a predetermined coin. n

2. In a vending-machine the combination with a casing having an article-containing chute, a coin-chute having a discarding-o ening; of a cross-bar adjacent the lower en s of the chute, a normally inclined bottom hinged to the cross-bar and extending downward toward, and adapted to deflect improper coins into the discardinfopening,l a sprin -su port for holdin t e bottom norma y in closed position, tigers rigidly connected to and extending from the hin ed bottom and constituting supports for al of the articles within the chute except the lowest one when the bottom is swungopen, and a plunger longitudinally inova le into the coinchiite and disposed to press upon a coin on the bottom to depress the bot om and open the chutes.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature iii the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. LARAWAY.

Witnesses:

C. E. JaNNiNos, D. A. Wiii'rNEY. 

